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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

AP News: New Mexico homelessness spikes as housing costs surge

AP News: Ohio farmer behind viral ‘it’s honest work’ meme dies in Illinois crash

Politico: The Supreme Court Is Hiding Important Decisions From You

The Hill: City council approves robot dogs for LAPD

The Hill: The most popular college majors aren’t the highest-paying – these degrees are, study finds

KTLA: Woman trapped down manhole rescued in Orange County

KTLA: Flyers distributed to protest scheduled Pride event at North Hollywood elementary school

LA Times: State orders L.A. County to move nearly 300 youths out of ‘unsuitable’ juvenile halls

Pro Publica: He Became Convinced the School Board Was Pushing “Transgender Bullshit.” He Ended Up Arrested — and Emboldened.

NPR: The AG who prosecuted George Floyd's killers has ideas for how to end police violence

NPR: He visited the U.S. for his daughter's wedding — and left with a $42,000 medical bill

NPR: Want to understand your adolescent? Get to know their brain

KRON: 3 girls, 6 boys arrested in Oakland robbery crime spree

SFGate: Netflix officially launches password crackdown in the United States

SF Chronicle: She sold her $1.7 million Bay Area home for a third of its value over margaritas. What happened?

SF Chronicle: Owners of S.F. home blown up in hash oil explosion sued by neighbors who lost nearly all possessions

Washington Post: D.C. legalized weed. A marijuana delivery service was indicted anyway.

NY Times: Sex Abuse in Catholic Church: Over 1,900 Minors Abused in Illinois, State Says

Washington Post: Over 36,000 older people in the U.S. died in falls in 2020

Washington Post: At least 1 in 5 Americans has nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. How do I know if I have it?

Washington Post: Mystery of ‘The Wounded Indian’: Who owns a statue once thought destroyed?

Washington Post: Seniors are flooding homeless shelters that can’t care for them

Washington Post: Why you should buy everything used

NY Times: Just Married. Now Pass the Scissors.

NY Times: 4 Everest Ascents in 10 Days: Sherpas Battle for a Climbing Record

The Guardian: A hostage negotiator reveals the secrets that can transform your life

NY Times: Australia Tries to Break Its Dependence on China for Lithium Mining

NY Times: Social Media Can Be a ‘Profound Risk’ to Youth, Surgeon General Warns

The Guardian: Unhoused man hailed as an ‘angel’ after rescuing a family from an apartment fire

The Atlantic: Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon Is a Triumph

The Atlantic: Beware of the Food That Isn’t Food

The Guardian: How training dogs to chase bears might just save a grizzly or two

The Guardian: ‘A megaproject of death’: fury as Maya train nears completion in Mexico

AP News: California governor seeks to speed up water, clean energy projects delayed by lawsuits, permits

Politico: New York Dems beg Biden to fast-track migrant work permits

The Guardian: Out of our minds: opium’s part in imperial history

The Guardian: US border agents kill man on tribal reservation in Arizona

The Guardian: Ireland to introduce world-first alcohol health labelling policy

The Guardian: Nazi swastika flag found after truck crashes near White House

The Hill: Early season snowmelt could bring the West summer water scarcity: study

The Hill: Health insurance for 600,000 Americans at stake in debt ceiling debate

The Hill: Trump Organization finishes last in brand reputation survey for second straight year

KIRO: Man stuck on Alaska mud flats up to waist drowns, police say

KIRO: WA State tribal leaders address escalating opioid crisis

KIRO: Video ‘A million pills a month’: KIRO 7 investigates how drugs could slip past airport security

Seattle Times: Proposed pumped-storage energy project on sacred Yakama Nation site gets key permit

The Oregonian: Man missing for over 5 days rescued from truck at bottom of ravine in Cowlitz County

The Oregonian: Tom Hanks visited a SE Portland typewriter shop, and added a rare find to his collection

Oregon Public Broadcasting: Meta fined record $1.3 billion and ordered to stop sending European user data to US

Capital Press: Animal rights activists protest octopus farm plans in Spain